Assessors - Members

Anthony Balaskas: Special Assistant
ANTONIOS BALASKAS was born in Five Churches, Thesprotia, Greece.
He holds a M.Sc Degree in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability received with distinction from Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden.
While his post-secondary education began in the former Yugoslavia (Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina), they were cut short by the war. He was forced to completed his bachelor studies in Thessaloniki, Greece where he graduated with a bachelors' degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science.
Antonios Balaskas is as an expert in humanitarian aid and development cooperation particularly in post-conflict areas like the Balkans and the Middle East, having garnered over a decade of professional experience doing such work in these regions.
Antonios Balaskas actively promotes the need for systemic thinking and holistic approaches, rather than short-sighted policies and practices. Multidimensional strategies focussed on collaboration and innovation, in which all stakeholders have a role, is at the core of his approach, which emphasizes progress towards social and environmental sustainability.
Following the completion of his studies in Sweden (2009), Antonios has been and is applying his knowledge and practices in Greece and Balkan region. He is also working in the humanitarian and development field in the design and evaluation of sustainable strategies, practices, programs and activities in developing countries.
Since February 2010, Balaskas has occupied a place as  a specialized member of the international ngo PLATEAU, taking part actively in strategic planning and development.